Some interesting options for Inter that may be within our budget:
1. Winger/AM: Rafa Silva (Braga) - he is young (21), can play centrally or on either wing in the attacking half. Already debuted for Portugal. Will cost about 10m, low wages. A decent punt.
2. RB: Ivo Pinto (Zagreb) - he is 24, a Porto youth product who has decent attacking and crossing skills. Despite of being an attacking RB, he also has physical presence. Very much like the fullbacks that Mancio likes. Could be available for about 8m, low wages, but a few clubs are already chasing him.
3. CB: Winston Reid (West Ham) - very under rated CB, IMO one of the better defenders in EPL. He is 26, at the peak of his game with an expiring contract so a deal can be made. Will still cost about 7m, as there are many clubs after him. Linked to Liverpool and palace recently.
4. CB: Ezequiel Garay (zenit) - Zenit have money issues, so they may look for offers. Maybe a cheeky loan move, with an option to buy? He could slot right in, so if we can get rid of Vidic, we can afford Garay. The rightful heir to Samuel, already taken his place for Argentina. Not a cheap option though. But our defence need sorting, and this guy could give us the surety we need at back. Man Utd are interested if they don't get hummels or Ramos.
5. DM: Khedira (Real) - his contract expires next summer. His wages will be high, but if we can get him on a low fee, he might be a better option than Diarra. He would be perfect for arsenal, but wenger will probably wait till the end as usual so there is a window of opportunity.
6. Winger: Karim Bellarabi (Leverkusen) - another young (24) player on an expiring contract. Plays on the right wing, very highly rated in the bundesliga, already has a well developed end product and has started for Germany. Bayern are sniffing around, which kind of shows how highly this guy is rated. I have only seen him play once, so this is largely what I hear from my German friends.
7. Winger: Konoplyanka (Dnipro) - we have discussed him in detail. Still on an expiring contract I think.
8. Winger: Ayew (Marseille) - a left winger on an expiring contract. Again already discussed often on this forum.
Plus there are Podolski, Salah, Diarra, Nastasic, Lucas, etc. So there are a lot of interesting options available in the market, Ausilio does not have an excuse. We need a good transfer window.